C18Q1 swampy strat... FINISHED with pics.

poopot · December 2017

right then, I know it’s not Jan just yet but postie dropped this http://a65.tinypic.com/30argua.jpg through my door this morning so I thought I’d start the thread now!...

gonna build me a nice swampy strat... either sunburst or maybe see through white... will have a rw neck (will try to score one from @GSPBASSES if I can)...

not it sure about pups just yet so any and all recommendations will be welcome...

budget? When the moneys gone it’s gone!

paulnb57 · December 2017

Nice wood! Like mine, it seems a shame to paint it...

poopot · December 2017

paulnb57 said:

Nice wood! Like mine, it seems a shame to paint it...

The last sunburst I did was ash... http://a67.tinypic.com/33bmsrr.jpg
the grain still comes through... would like to do a more traditional sunburst tho’ alternatively thinking about a see through blonde.

lonestar · December 2017

Oh cool, ill keep an eye on this! What about a 3 tone burst?

poopot · December 2017

lonestar said:

Oh cool, ill keep an eye on this! What about a 3 tone burst?

Was thinking that... but... not done one before and not sure I could do it with rattle cans... any advice on that?

lonestar · December 2017

poopot said:

lonestar said:

Oh cool, ill keep an eye on this! What about a 3 tone burst?

Was thinking that... but... not done one before and not sure I could do it with rattle cans... any advice on that?

Hmmm.... you'd need a fairly steady hand and narrow spray pattern to add the orange/red into the mix but im sure its do able. The big disclaimer on my part is ive never done a burst with cans.

poopot · December 2017

lonestar said:

Hmmm.... you'd need a fairly steady hand and narrow spray pattern to add the orange/red into the mix but im sure its do able. The big disclaimer on my part is ive never done a burst with cans.

Seen a couple of “how to’s“ but not convinced it’s as easy as it looks...

lonestar · December 2017

poopot said:

lonestar said:

Hmmm.... you'd need a fairly steady hand and narrow spray pattern to add the orange/red into the mix but im sure its do able. The big disclaimer on my part is ive never done a burst with cans.

Seen a couple of “how to’s“ but not convinced it’s as easy as it looks...

definitely worth a practice run mate. The cool thing is you can do a two tone and then decide whether or not to add the third tint

TTony · December 2017

Crimson stains are pretty easy to apply, and give good results, and would work really well on something with such strong grain pattern.

poopot · December 2017

TTony said:

Crimson stains are pretty easy to apply, and give good results, and would work really well on something with such strong grain pattern.

Will have a look at those. I have some powdered dyes from keda dyes left over... enough to make gallons of the primary colours... I’d love to give a sprayed nitro burst a go tho’. on the other hand, keep getting drawn towards a nice seethrough blonde... or blue... maybe sea foam green... or red...

lonestar · December 2017

poopot said:

TTony said:

Crimson stains are pretty easy to apply, and give good results, and would work really well on something with such strong grain pattern.

Will have a look at those. I have some powdered dyes from keda dyes left over... enough to make gallons of the primary colours... I’d love to give a sprayed nitro burst a go tho’. on the other hand, keep getting drawn towards a nice seethrough blonde... or blue... maybe sea foam green... or red...

Fuck it. Spray the guitar all of those colours. It could be an LGBT tribute

poopot · December 2017

lonestar said:

Fuck it. Spray the guitar all of those colours. It could be an LGBT tribute

Trouble is when I settle on a colour someone posts an update on his Facebook page and I change my mind!...

Sarge · December 2017

love those Keda dyes, so so easy to work with and vibrant, not tried using the blue yet as the instructions make it seem a bit tricky.

lonestar · December 2017

poopot said:

lonestar said:

Fuck it. Spray the guitar all of those colours. It could be an LGBT tribute

Trouble is when I settle on a colour someone posts an update on his Facebook page and I change my mind!...

Ooooooo... sorry about that

here to help with colour choices if you need assistance

SteveRobinson · December 2017

Good choice of colour! Have you seen the one I made for @Basher ?

poopot · December 2017

SteveRobinson said:

Good choice of colour! Have you seen the one I made for @Basher ?

It was that post on your site that cemented the choice of colour!...

For or everyone else... I’ve gone for a see through white!

forgot to order the clear tho’

mistercharlie · December 2017

Good choice. Sunburst is the worst of all guitar colours. Even worse than maroon.

poopot · December 2017

mistercharlie said:

Good choice. Sunburst is the worst of all guitar colours. Even worse than maroon.

Now you have me considering a maroon burst!!!!!

poopot · December 2017

Well that’s the video editing out the window!!!!
http://a63.tinypic.com/2ugjwaf.jpg
Thanks @SteveRobinson super fast delivery as always!

SteveRobinson · December 2017

Hope you've got better weather there than we have today!

poopot · December 2017

SteveRobinson said:

Hope you've got better weather there than we have today!

It started bad...but... now the sun has come out just to add insult to the fact I have proper work to do and can’t be dicking around with guitars!.

poopot · December 2017

Well there’s good news and there’s bad news...

the good news:
fresh nitro (hour old) is really easy to strip from a guitar!....

the bad news:
ive used all of the missuses nail polish remover!!!!

this clear white is a bugger to spray!

m_c · December 2017

Any light colour is usually tougher to spray due to the light pigment, and not being able to see just how thick the coat is.

Rather than gauging how much you've put on by looking directly at the colour/shade, try and get enough light at a suitable angle so you can see in the reflection how the current coat is laying down. You're aiming for just enough so the coat goes smooth. Too little, and you'll see from what just looks like a layer of dust, to little pinholes holes in the surface (if they're big holes, then you've got contamination, which is repelling the paint). Off course too much, and the only thing you'll be seeing are runs!

poopot · December 2017

I had the damn thing finished... just got slightly too close with the spray at the last minute and got a run... it pulled the colour away as it ran...

had to to strip it back and will start again!
http://a63.tinypic.com/avn252.jpg

paulnb57 · December 2017

Damn! That is so frustrating!

poopot · December 2017

paulnb57 said:

Damn! That is so frustrating!

Yip!....

its had a final final coat of sealer now... so back to where I was two days ago... I have one more can of see thro white... if it works, great... I suspect I will be ordering a solid colour soon tho’

poopot · January 1

One can of white blonde on...

a bit bit uneven so will need to get another can I think!...

http://a65.tinypic.com/ejymc2.jpg

WezV · January 1

poopot said:

One can of white blonde on...

a bit bit uneven so will need to get another can I think!...

http://a65.tinypic.com/ejymc2.jpg

I would burst the edges slightly on the next go.... just leave the centre till last and stop right there if you like the Mary Kaye look

paulnb57 · January 1

Looks great!

poopot · January 1

WezV said:

poopot said:

One can of white blonde on...

a bit bit uneven so will need to get another can I think!...

http://a65.tinypic.com/ejymc2.jpg

I would burst the edges slightly on the next go.... just leave the centre till last and stop right there if you like the Mary Kaye look

I’m going to go for a bit more coverage all over I think... just a hint of the grain showing through.

Rocker · January 1

What exactly is a 'Swampy Strat'? Pardon my ignorance but I do have a Fender Strat and a Strat shaped Anderson but the term 'Swampy' has me baffled. My Anderson is built from swamp ask IMMSMR, thanks.

I am enjoying reading about your build. Looking good...

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